Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Question of the Day: Is Quietube Too Quiet?

Following a link posted by @andyjb, I found myself looking at http://quietube.com/ today and it got me thinking...

Is this a great idea that will help allay the fears of admins and parents and help bring YouTube content into filtered classrooms, or does Quietube actually turn YouTube into a virtual DVD player -- thus negating all of the social media content that makes YouTube so rich (even if at times risky) to begin with?

What's more important in the YouTube debate: bringing video into our classrooms or teaching students how to engage with dynamic and live social media spaces?